By Joey Roulette
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) -Jeff Bezos in an interview with Reuters on Sunday stated he doesn’t assume SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will use his shut ties with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to undercut his area firm Blue Origin, including he feels “very optimistic” in regards to the incoming administration’s area agenda.
“Elon has been very clear that he is doing this for the general public curiosity and never for his private acquire. And I take him at face worth,” stated Bezos, founding father of Blue Origin which rivals SpaceX within the area trade.
Bezos is in Cape Canaveral, Florida for the debut launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn, a 30 story-tall rocket that’s anticipated to chip away at SpaceX’s market dominance and kick begin Blue Origin’s long-delayed entrance within the satellite tv for pc launch enterprise.
Musk, who spent greater than 1 / 4 billion {dollars} to assist elect Trump, has had the president-elect’s ear on area issues and final month stated the U.S. ought to ship missions straight to Mars as an alternative of going to the moon first, elevating trade considerations of a significant shakeup to NASA’s area exploration program.
“My very own opinion is that we should always do each – we have to go to the moon and we should always go to Mars,” Bezos stated when requested if he was involved about modifications to NASA’s moon program.
“What we should not do is begin and cease issues. We must always proceed with the lunar program for certain,” Bezos stated.
Trump in his second time period is anticipated to make sweeping modifications to NASA’s moon program and focus closely on sending missions to Mars.
